Verus VēRUS Canine Advanced Vitality Formula Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Verus VēRUS Canine Advanced Vitality Formula Dry Dog Food are Pork Meal, Brown Rice, Pearled Barely, Oat Groats, and Pork Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols). According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 42.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Pork Meal
Pork that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Brown Rice
Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Pearled Barely
Oat Groats
The whole oat kernel with only the inedible outer hull removed, leaving the bran and germ intact.
Pork Fat
Fat rendered from pork tissue, used as an energy source and palatability aid.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,734 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 23.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 14.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 42.0%
437 kcal per cup. This food is 90% dry matter. The conversion alongside removes the water so it can be compared with any other food, wet or dry.
Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Pork Meal, Brown Rice, Pearled Barely, Oat Groats, Pork Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dried Beet Pulp, Natural Flavor, Dried Alfalfa, Flaxseed, Yeast Culture, Salmon Oil (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dried Kelp, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Monosodium Phosphate, Fructooligiosaccharide, DL-Methionine, Mixed Tocopherols (a preservative), Dried Pediococcus Acidilactici Fermentation Product, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Calcium Carbonate, Niacin Supplement, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate, L-Carnitine, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Zinc Proteinate, Betaine Anhydrous, Iron Proteinate, Selenium Yeast, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Calcium Iodate
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so the tail of the list is present in very small amounts.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 23.0% | 25.6% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 14.0% | 15.6% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 5.0% | 5.6% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 42.0% | 46.7% | HIGH |
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (437 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Verus. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log
Other Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.